Bicycle tire and rim.



' s. s. ADAMS.

BICYCLE TIRE AND RIM Patentd Dec 8, 190a attuned,

v lowing is'a specification w an elevation of a bicycle or otherinflatable UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SALATHIEL S. ADAMS, OF MONROE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

BICYCLE TIRE AND RIM.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SALA'IHIEL S. AoAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing in the I county of Monroe and State of Kentucky, I haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bicycle Tires andRims, of whichthe l'ol- 1 This invention relates to improvements in i bicycle tiresand rims particularlywith ref erence to means for securing the tire tothe rim without the necessity of using cement or other adhesive forfastening the tire in the Z annular peripheral recess of the rim, ashereina'fter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is tire constructed inaccordaneewith this in- F vention.

Fig. 2 is a detail transverse sec: tional view through the tire andthrough the wheel rim on which the tire is laced. Fig. 3 is a similarview on another p ane, and showing one of the screws and nuts employedto secure the tire on the rim.

the tire l, which maybe otherwise ol any suitable construction, with asuitable numstuds 2 which are integral therewith.

side with a peripheral annular circumferen- -receive the studs 2 of thetire so that said In accordance with this invention, I form ber ofinwardly extending radially disposed I The rim 3, which may be otherwiseof any suitable construction, is provided in its outer tial groove, seator recess 4 for-the reception of the inner side of the tire and isfurther provided with a suitable number of radially disposed recesses 5which open outwardly into said groove, recess or seat 4 and serve tovstuds and said recesses 5 coact to prevent the V tire from creeping onthe rim, and thereby lIlJUIlIlg or breaking the usual inwardly extendingvalve 6 with which the tire is provided.

Embedded in the fabric of the tire at. a suitable number of points arenuts 7 which extend through certain of the studs 2 and the inner ends ofwhich are formed with curved l wings or heads 8 which are also embeddedin l the fabric of the tire and extend laterally therein, thereby firmlyanchoring the said Specification of Letters Patent. Application filedOctober 16,

Patented Dec. 8, 1908. 1907. Serial No; 397,656.

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It will be understood from the foregoing and by reference to thedrawings, more especially'by reference to Fig. 3, that the said nutswhich are embedded in the tire fabric and the said screws which extendthrough the rim coact to retain the studs 2 of the tire in the recesses5 of the rim and hence effectually secure the tire on the rim. It willbe 5 further understood that no adhesive is required in fastening a tirewhich is constructed in accordance with my invention.

Having thus fully describedthe invention what is claimed as new is Atire having inwardly extending radially disposed studs, in combinationwith arim having a seat in its outer side for the reception of the innerside of the tire and further provided with radially disposed recesseswhich open outwardly into such seat, terminate short ofthe inner side ofthe rim and serve for the reception of the tire studs, nuts employed fora portion of the studs, and each comprising a tubular portion embeddedin and extended'thmugh one ofthe studs and a curved and broadened headembedded in the fabric of the tire, and screws extending through theinner side of the rim, engaging the tubular portions of the nuts andhaving heads bearing against the inner side of the rim, said screwsserving in coaction with said tubular nuts to draw said studs into saidrecesses.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SALATHIEL; s. ADAMS.

, l/Vitnesscs:

P. E. VARGETT, M. W. SCOTT.

